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Please choose one chapter from the two chapters provided. Please read carefully all the material from the chapter you have chosen and also follow assignment guideline below. So as to properly understand and in order to reduce chances of making mistake
•Choose one of the following chapters from Reich
•What you need to do for this assignment
•1. Outline the structure and content of the chapter (400 words)
•2. Outline the main arguments (150 words)
•3. Summarise some of Reich’s main evidence for his arguments (500 words)
•4. Is Reich arguing against something? (100 words)
•5. Reflection: tell us what you found most interesting in the chapter, and why (250 words)
• Write up your assignment
•se your own words
•How your assignment will be assessed
(( Essay format . Total length: 1400 words))
For this assignment, you will read and summarise a chapter from Robert Reich’s book, Supercapitalism. The aims of the assignment are:
•to give you a deeper understanding of Reich’s argument; and
•to develop your ability to read, understand and analyse books on political issues. This is sometimes called ‘Academic literacy’.
Choose one of the following chapters from Reich
•Chapter 2, ‘The road to supercapitalism’, pp. 50–87
•Chapter 4, ‘Democracy overwhelmed’, pp. 131–167
What you need to do for this assignment
1.Outline the structure and content of the chapter.
2.Outline the main arguments made by Reich in the chapter.
3.Summarise some of the main evidence offered by Reich for two or three of his main arguments.
4.Tell us if Reich is arguing against anything, and if so, what he’s disagreeing with.
5.Tell us what you found interesting in the chapter, and why.
6.Do not use any references. Just read one of these two chapters (2 or 4) (Attached).
1. Outline the structure and content of the chapter (400 words)
Break up the chapter into sections, and tell us what Reich is doing in each section. Put all this into a table like the example below. Do this as briefly as possible.
Authors do different things in different parts of a chapter. Have a look at the advice we give in the chapter, ‘Understanding the texts in POL1000’ in the course materials.
Here are some useful words to describe what Reich is doing:
Argues Reich gives us his opinion, and then supports it with reasons and evidence.
Asserts Reich outlines an argument without giving reasons or evidence.
Describes The section is mostly ‘factual’, giving us a detailed account of some aspect of the history of American capitalism, or things which have changed it.
Investigates Reich writes as if he is trying to solve a problem; to find the explanation for something.
Summarises
Outlines Reich gives us a short version of something much longer.
Background Reich describes some American history of American capitalism; or some social, economic, business or government structures as the starting point for the main story he then wants to tell, or the main argument he wants to make.
Example: Outline of structure of Reich, chapter 1
pp. 15–16 Reich summarises of chapter’s argument.
pp. 16–21 Mainly background; Reich describes the development of gigantic businesses in the US, from late 19th century to 1920s
pp. 21–27 Reich argues that large scale capitalism produced poverty, and great power for business. The political response to this was regulation in the public interest.
pp. 27–31 Reich argues that the post-war system of mass production needed stability, planning and predictable prices. It could get this because most of industry was dominated by a few large firms (oligopoly).
pp. 31–42 Reich argues that the domination of a few large businesses allowed unions to organise labour and win major pay rises and improvements in conditions.
pp. 42–45 Reich argues that the cold war meant large spending on defence, and measures to make world trade and exchange rates as stable as possible.
pp. 45–46 Reich argues that in this period, business executives were statesmen, rather than ruthless tycoons acting just for their shareholders.
pp. 46–49 Reich outlines the consequences of the post-war system: stability, regulation, benefits flowing to labour, government management of conflict between different interests, but also some loss of efficiency.
2. Outline the main arguments (150 words)
We want you to give us the overall argument of the chapter, and up to five main arguments that support it. Express these as briefly as possible, and preferably, in dot points. As with the first assignment, you need to express these arguments as clearly and precisely as possible. You do not need to reference these arguments.
How can I work out what the main arguments are?
We have included a reading that will show you how to identify the main arguments in a reading:
Reading 0.1: Cottrell, S 2005, ‘What’s their point? Identifying arguments’, chapter 3, Critical thinking skills: developing effective analysis and argument, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke UK and New York, pp. 37–50.
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